👉 Sideness, also known as sidereal time, is a method of measuring angles that uses the position of stars and planets relative to the Earth. It was developed by British astronomer Thomas Young in 1730, based on observations made during his travels through Europe. Sideness involves using the positions of stars and celestial bodies at different times of the year to determine the angle between two points on a straight line. The method is named for the sidereal day, which was used